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May
11

World scientists to G8: Focus on energy, water, disaster risks

There’s the G8, the G20 and, now, the G-Science. In advance of the next G8 Summit, national science academies
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May
11

Oil bonanza? Maybe ... A return to $2/gallon gas? Forget it

For consumers, sentiment about prices generally follows two simple rules: more expensive and hard to get = bad, cheap and abundant
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May
08

Which cities have the most electric cars?

Where are electric cars hitting the road in the greatest numbers? Japan, the US, China and Europe are leading the
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May
07

The race is on: Get methane before it gets us

The race is on to get one vast, untapped source of energy before it gets us: methane hydrates. An ice-like
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May
01

8 green computing myths

Greening your business computing strategies is not only a smart way to enhance your brand in the eyes of customers:
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Apr
23

Which countries use the most nuclear power?

Nuclear energy is a lot of things: reliable, controversial, fraught with economic and engineering challenges. And — in the aftermath of
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Apr
19

Which countries get the most energy from hydropower?

Which country generates the most electricity from hydropower? It probably comes as no surprise that China — famous for the 21,
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Apr
17

Non-powered dams across US promise huge energy potential

Hydropower already accounts for about one-third of all the clean energy generated in the US, but it could produce even
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Apr
12

Denmark aims to rule the clean-energy future

It’s been a long time since Denmark was a global power, but it’s shaping up to lead a
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Apr
12

Quest continues for cheap, easy, 'drop-in' biofuels

What else is crude oil but ancient sunlight in liquid form, a fuel distilled from the remains of tiny photosynthesizers
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